TERRAGAZE the complete multimedia guide for geotourism

In the last months the GPS support for TERRAGAZE mobile has been greatly improved, therefore this technology is in the spotlight of terragaze.com news!

June 2009

What is it? TERRAGAZE mobile is a portable geologic/geotouristic guide running on hand-held devices.

Hardware: TERRAGAZE mobile runs primarily on GPS-enabled devices, but it can be ported to mobile phones, portable media players and PDAs.

Displayed information: texts, audio and visual information.

GPS-support: when the visitor reaches a geologic point of interest, specific information is automatically displayed (if the device is GPS-enabled).

Target: geologic and natural parks wanting to diversify their offer for outdoor enthusiasts

Tourists feel the need to gather new information and experiences to satisfy their cultural needs about the territory and its origins. TERRAGAZE mobile delivers all the essential tools for today's field geotourist.

TERRAGAZE mobile is constituded by a geologic/geotouristic guide running on a consumer electronics device (usually a GPS-enabled device; custom solutions are provided for mobile phones, portable media players, PDAs). Displayed media includes texts, audio and video information. If GPS-enabled, TERRAGAZE mobile delivers multimedia content based on the geotourist's current position.

TERRAGAZE mobile is dedicated to outdoor enthusiasts interested in visiting geologically significant locations. It is a great tool to accompany hikers and trekkers, but its flexibility finds use also in cycling and automotive geotourism.

For these reasons TERRAGAZE mobile represents an ideal solution for Geoparks and natural parks.

If Geology and geotourism are a key part of your park,TERRAGAZE mobile is an ideal fit. With superior graphics, GPS support and its exquisite applications, TERRAGAZE mobile delivers immersive geologic experiences to your visitors!

News

TERRAGAZE mobile selected as "good practice for geological mediation".
2008, Digne-les-Bains, France
TERRAGAZE mobile has been selected by Nathalie Cayle (University of Savoie) as good practice of geological mediation in field.


TERRAGAZE mobile presented in the 3rd UNESCO Global Geoparks Conference
23-26 June 2008, Osnabrück (Germany)

TERRAGAZE mobile is the new application of TERRAGAZE: a multimedia guide of your Geopark inside your mobile phone. TERRAGAZE mobile has been presented in the prominent UNESCO Global Geoparks Conference.

UNESCO Portugal selected TERRAGAZE for its national meeting.
November 2007, Lisbon (Portugal)
November was a special month for science in Lisbon: UNESCO Portugal organized an exhibit in "Knowledge Padillion" TERRAGAZE was there, in the stand of Geopark Naturtejo, presenting virtual-kayaking in the Tejo river.

Many people crowded the TERRAGAZE application, trying to paddle as fast as possible and, at the mean time, learning about the extraordinary geology of the Tejo river.

TERRAGAZE presented in the 7th European Geoparks Conference
September 2007, Ullapool (Scotland)
TERRAGAZE has been presented at the European Geoparks Meeting, in the breath-taking scenario of the Northwest Highlands Geopark.

Success of "Trilobites to Man": 35000 visitors in three months!
September 2007, National History Museum of Lesvos (Greece)
It's evaluation time for "Trilobites to Man", the TERRAGAZE-powered exibition.
The exhibition had a remarkable success: 35000 visitors in only three months! It also received a significant impact on media (the national Greek TV dealt with the opening session of the exhibition, and Czech and Greek newspapers celebrated TERRAGAZE and "From Trilobites to Man").


"From Trilobites to Man" is hosted at the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos
June-September 2007, Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest (Greece)
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest hosts the exhibit “From Trilobites to Man: 500 million years in the Geopark Naturtejo". The goal of the exhibit is to show the active tourism spirit of the Geopark and, at the same time, to explain the geologic heritage of the Geopark. How to give a kayak ride with geologic explanations? How to explain trace fossils? The answer is TERRAGAZE.

"From Trilobites to Man" is a creative show in which the visitor is the main star.The visitor takes profit of virtual reality to explore the most important geomonuments of the Geopark Naturtejo. Each geomonument is a new adventure: seven stations take the visitor inside the wilderness of the Geopark.